President William Ruto appointed a seven-member committee to vet nominees for appointment as members of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC).
This was announced through a special Gazette notice shared by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed dated Thursday, January 12.
"The Panels will recruit the replacements for Priscilla Nyokabi (NGEC) and Naftali Rono (NPSC)," Mohamed stated.
Some of the members of the selection committee include Arthur A. Osiya, Joyce Nyabuti, Gilbert Chabari Mutembei, Monica Muiru, Raymond Plal Sangsang Nyeris, Joyce M. Mutinda, and Mbeti Mchuki.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section six (1)(a) of the National Police Service Commission Act, 2011, I William Samoei Ruto, President and Commander-in-Chied of the Kenya Defence Forces appoint the aforementioned," read part of the notice.
NPSC is tasked with the human resource management functions of the Police Service, which previously was being handled by the Public Service Commission.
"The Commission is in charge of human resource management of the National Police Service, which comprises the Kenya Police, the Administration Police, and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)," the commission states on its website.
Some of the commission's mandates include recruiting and appointment persons to hold offices within the National Police Service as well as perform any other functions as prescribed by the national legislation.
Additional Appointments
Also, Ruto announced the appointment of seven members to be part of the panel for the selection of nominees to be appointed as members of the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC).
They include Mary W. Kimonye, Reuben K. Chirchir, Oscar Eredi, Alice Waguthi Kinyua, Mary Mwandi, Steven Oundo, Mucha Mlingo, and Michael Munene.
This commission focuses on special interest groups which include women, youth, persons with disabilities (PWDs), children, older members of social minorities, and marginalised groups.
"Our mission is to promote gender equality and freedom from all forms of discrimination in Kenya, especially for special interest groups through ensuring compliance with policies, laws, and practice," NGEC states on its website.
